• Introduction The onset of uterine labor is

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  Introduction The onset of uterine labor is the culmination of a gradual uterine activation wherein physiological inflammation induces a common prolabor pathway characterized by increased myometrial contractility, weakening of fetal membrane integrity, and cervical ripening. Pathological proinflamma

• Zalcitabine The HIV genome encodes for a variety of

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  The HIV-1 genome encodes for a variety of viral proteins necessary for target cell entry and viral replication. gp120 is an HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein that mediates viral particle entry by binding to cell surface receptor CD4 and co-receptors CXCR4 and/or CCR5 depending on viral tropism. While CXCR

• Because FPR is expressed in

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  Because FPR-1 is expressed in VSMCs and its role in non-hematopoietic cells is still unclear, we questioned whether FPR-1 would have physiological relevance for vascular behavior, in the same way as it does in neutrophils (Ca2+ homeostasis and am580 polymerization). First, we tested if FPR-1 is inv

• Regulation of FGF signalling is critical to ensure a

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  Regulation of FGF signalling is critical to ensure a balanced response to receptor stimulation. This occurs largely through negative feedback mechanisms, including receptor internalisation via ubiquitination (Wang et al., 2002) and induction of negative regulators, for example SPRY, SPRED 1 and 2 an

• H O induced astrocyte ATP release through lysosome

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  H2O2 induced astrocyte ATP release through lysosome exocytosis. The LDH assay and electric microscope results indicated that the increase of extracellular ATP concentration was not due to the cell rupture, but the alternations in cell activities. In addition, when lysosome exocytosis was blocked by

• br H R agonists In search for potent

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  H2R agonists In search for potent and selective H2R agonists, comprehensive structure–activity relationship studies have been conducted and led to the first H2R agonists, e.g. 4(5)-methylhistamine (16) which is actually now used as selective H4R agonist (Fig. 4) (Durant et al., 1975, Lim et al.,

• Taken together the four HRs

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  Taken together, the four HRs couple with several different signaling pathways modulating various G-proteins (Fig. 1). Histamine H1R The H1R, including many other biogenic amine receptors, is one of the GPCR family members (see for a complete list e.g. http://www.gpcr.org/7tm/ or http://tools.gpc

• adenosine diphosphate Transcriptional elongation is a checkp

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  Transcriptional elongation is a checkpoint for productive transcription. In ESCs, ∼50% of the genes enriched for H3K4me3 are initially transcribed but do not enter productive elongation (Guenther et al., 2007, Rahl et al., 2010). Following promoter escape, the transcriptional elongating protein comp

• ML-291 In comparing the amounts of total GST activity of

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  In comparing the amounts of total GST activity of the rabbit cornea, porcine cornea and Hemicornea construct (Fig. 4A), the construct was found to exhibit an obviously lower level of GST activity. To assess these findings, it ML-291 will be necessary to compare them to the level in the human cornea

• GPR co localizes with ghrelin in the duodenum

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  GPR120 co-localizes with ghrelin in the duodenum [17], α-gustducin in the small intestine and type II taste bud cells 18, 19, neuropeptide Y centrally in the arcuate nucleus [20] and glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) in the colon and circumvallate papillae taste bud cells 6, 21, 22. Interestingly GPR1

• As part of their ongoing effort in

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  As part of their ongoing effort in the field, Kalypsis recently disclosed that quinazolinones 5 [49], imidazo[1,2-a] [1,2]diazepin 6 [50] and quinolines 7 [51] all had activity as small molecule modulators of TGR5 (Figure 4). Intercept, however, disclosed different bile BIRB796 receptor derivatives

• Previous studies have demonstrated that cannabinoid potentia

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  Previous studies have demonstrated that cannabinoid potentiation of GlyR α3 subunits contributes to cannabinoid-induced analgesia. For instance, Dehydroxylcannabidiol (DH-CBD), a chemically modified cannabinoid, can alleviate acute pain and chronic inflammatory pain by targeting spinal α3 GlyRs (Xio

• br Introduction Lichen forming fungi LFFs have evolved in

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  Introduction Lichen-forming fungi (LFFs) have evolved in various classes, including Arthoniomycetes, Coniocybomycetes, Dothideomycetes, Eurotiomycetes, Lecanoromycetes, Leotiomycetes and Lichinomycetes, in Ascomycota (James et al., 2006, Schoch et al., 2009a, Lumbsch and Rikkinen, 2017, Prieto et

• The bioconversion of inositol from glucose

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  The bioconversion of inositol from glucose was anticipated nearly a century ago and later confirmed by isotope tracing methods [[22], [23]]. This biosynthesis of inositol involves three sequentially acting enzymes: Firstly, ATP-dependent glucokinase converts glucose to glucose-6-phosphate (G-6P) [[

• In the intestine ethanol exposure can

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  In the intestine, ethanol exposure can change the composition of gut microbiota and promotes the growth of intestinal gram-negative bacteria, which results in the accumulation of endotoxins such as, LPS. Ethanol also impacts the integrity of the gastrointestinal mucosal barrier, increasing intestina

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